The martyrdom of the former president of Barcelona in prison: why they distribute condoms and petroleum jelly to his relationship with a gypsy boss

Sandro Rosellformer president of Barcelona, He gave a crude account of his prison experiencewhere he spent 645 days in pre-trial detention for a crime from which he was later acquitted.

Rosell gave an interview to Risto Mejide, for Viajando con Chester, and revealed the difficult moments in which he was deprived of his liberty. “They threatened me a couple of times, but my colleagues immediately came to my defense”he expressed.

Hard history of the former president of Barcelona

In tune, he added: “They would have given me hosts. One for being president of Barça and another for being Catalan. It happened to me once in Madrid and another in Barcelonabut they both protected me without my asking.”

And he told how the conflicts were: “One told me I’d pay him whatever he asked for until he wanted to or I’d break out, but my colleagues came out and stopped him. In Barcelona I became very good friends with a gypsy chief who was very much from Barsa. So, the one who threatened me there was a gypsy. The boss told him four things and everything stopped.”

In almost two years, Sandro confessed to having witnessed several quarrels: “In those days you are scared. One stuck a splintered stick in another because he owed him a Coca-Cola”. Furthermore, he revealed that “in Soto del Real (Madrid) the Colombian prisoners were the ones who defended him the most”.

He also recounted the anguish he suffered: “Prison is gray and a bit stale, but at the same time you discover a lot of humanity, it’s a continuous contrast of emotions, colors, sadness, even laughter. I always tried to be very cerebral, I didn’t remember crying in my entire life and there I cried several times and with mucus, then I felt better”.

Questioned by Mejide about the fact discovered why they give condoms and petroleum jelly when they enter prison, Rosell revealed: “Yes, there are many homosexual relationships in prison, but also between people who are not homosexuals”.

The moment of arrest

“Many policemen come, 20 or 30, with a court order, to arrest me for some cases of one of my companies from 12 years ago in Brazil and I have hallucinations. They take us to the police station and from there to Madrid”, Sandro commented.

“During the search they took money from an envelope, a total of 5,000 euros. I tell them it’s not mine, they extend it to me, record it and the news was that they had found large sums of money for me. police that the money was given to me. Someone who was there put it inside.